[nagdu] Hello and I have a question!

Darlene Acree tarzanandpetey at hotmail.com
Sun Oct 26 04:25:08 UTC 2008


Dear NAGDU, 

 

Hello to those on the list. My name is Darlene. Although I have been an observer of your mailing list for quite some time, this is my first time that I write to you. So--hello! In addition, I write to tap your expertise with an inquiry.  

 

First, Please allow me to introduce myself. Not to give preference, but I am a graduate of Southeastern Guide Dog School in Florida, and I have been a guide dog user, since 1992. Recently, I retired my second guide dog Petey, who is a beautiful and intelligent Goldador that I worked for 8 and ½ years, and I just began working my new guide dog Maggie, who is also a Goldador. 

 

I write because I encountered a new experience in a restaurant and would appreciate any information or input you can give. While being seated at Garfields, the waitress informed me. Due to fire marshal regulations, my guide dog was not allowed to lay beside my chair, in the aisle way at the table. It just so happened that I was with a guide dog trainer and neither of us had ever heard of this before. So, we are researching it. I plan to contact my local fire marshal's office next week. But, Meanwhile, I wanted to ask for your input. Have any of you heard of this? Marion, since you also live in Florida, perhaps you have information for our state on this  subject. Furthermore, my trainer and I discussed how this could lead to problems for guide dog handlers, since many dogs are too large to fit underneath tables or booths. 

 

Thanks to NAGDU for offering this portal to gain advice and input so that we can learn from each other, and I welcome your comments, on this issue.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Darlene 



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